The Chinese word **低声** (dīshēng) is a compound word formed through a straightforward modifier-noun structure common in Mandarin. It combines the adjective **低** (dī), meaning "low" (in pitch or volume), with the noun **声** (shēng), meaning "sound" or "voice." The first character **低** descriptively modifies the second character **声**, resulting in the literal and combined meaning of "low voice" or "in a low voice," used to describe speaking quietly or softly.